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Hepatitis B virus infection and development of chronic kidney disease: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The effect of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection on the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is controversial. We examined the prospective association between hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) serology status and incident CKD in a large cohort of men and women. METHODS:Cohort study of 299,913 adults free of CKD at baseline who underwent health screening exams between January 2002 and December 2016 in South Korea. Incident CKD was defined as the development of an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)?

SUBMITTER: Hong YS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6288894 | biostudies-other | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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<h4>Background</h4>The effect of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection on the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is controversial. We examined the prospective association between hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) serology status and incident CKD in a large cohort of men and women.<h4>Methods</h4>Cohort study of 299,913 adults free of CKD at baseline who underwent health screening exams between January 2002 and December 2016 in South Korea. Incident CKD was defined as the development of a  ...[more]